Wet Paint Wiki Those creating accounts for middle and high school can request ad-free wikis. Go here to see how to make your request.
~ Which Wiki is Which?
• Which wiki is right for you? Compare wikis with the Wiki Matrix
3. Be prepared for problems.
They WILL happen.
• The text editor in wikispaces doesn't always want to behave, so if you choose this wiki hosting service, be prepared to let the little things go.
• No more than one person can edit a page at a time in wikispaces. One suggestion is to create one page for each student or one page for each group of students. If you choose to use groups, then assign each person in the group a role, with one person being designated as the typist.
• And when all else fails, repeat the Wiki Prayer at the top of the page.
Create Your Wiki!
The Wiki Prayer
Please, grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit,
The courage to edit the pages I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
~"Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not"
1. Plan your wiki. Some resources that may help:
• Welcome to the World of Wikis Great directions for using wikispaces
• 10 Best Practices for Using Wikis in Education Suggestions for ensuring participants will be successful with your wiki
• Setting Up a Wiki! Great directions for setting up a PBwiki
2. Choose your wiki hosting service.
There are many free wiki-hosting sites. These three are very popular with educators:
Wikispaces for Education Register for your free private wiki.
Educational PBwiki Another site that offers free wikis for educators.
Wet Paint Wiki Those creating accounts for middle and high school can request ad-free wikis. Go here to see how to make your request.
~ Which Wiki is Which?
• Which wiki is right for you? Compare wikis with the Wiki Matrix
3. Be prepared for problems.
They WILL happen.
• The text editor in wikispaces doesn't always want to behave, so if you choose this wiki hosting service, be prepared to let the little things go.
• No more than one person can edit a page at a time in wikispaces. One suggestion is to create one page for each student or one page for each group of students. If you choose to use groups, then assign each person in the group a role, with one person being designated as the typist.
• And when all else fails, repeat the Wiki Prayer at the top of the page.
ReferencesLamb, Brian. "Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not." Educause Review 39.5 (2004): 36-48. 30 Nov. 2008 <http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/WideOpenSpacesWikisReadyo/40498